Tag: Nik Ranieri
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Nik Ranieri | DISNEY THIS DAY | August 22, 1961
On this day in 1961, character animator Nik Ranieri was born. He was hired by Disney in 1987 to work on the title character in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.’ Ranieri went on to animate some of the most recognizable characters in the Disney Renaissance and beyond, including Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Lumiere in ‘Beauty…
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Meet Two Disney Animation Apprentices Behind ‘Once Upon a Studio’
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Once Upon a Studio is a tribute to the generations of fans who have loved the studio’s 100 years of characters and stories. Written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, the short film finds a century’s worth of characters assembling for a group portrait. All of the animation in the short…